Governors Island

gothamite · #1 Posted **Jun 6, 2014, 5:08 PM**

Centropolis · #2 Posted **Jun 6, 2014, 5:54 PM**

thanks!!!

Danny · #3 Posted **Jun 7, 2014, 2:54 PM**

Interesting thread! Governors Island is a nice place to visit. Thanks for your shots. I had never seen pics about this historic island in front of NYC.

By the way, the views of Manhattan´s skyline are amazing from there.

Congrats and greetings from Madrid, Spain.

LSyd · #4 Posted **Jun 7, 2014, 7:04 PM**

thanks for the pics. there's an infomercial about governor's island on armed forces network that got me interested in it, nice to see a photothread

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FFLush · #5 Posted **Jun 7, 2014, 7:09 PM**

This is truly one of my favorite places! Great shots! It's probably the most underrated real estate in the world! I am glad it is getting more use.

djbowen · #6 Posted **Jun 8, 2014, 1:01 PM**

Adorable!

ethereal_reality · #7 Posted **Jun 8, 2014, 2:23 PM**

Excellent tour!

Double L · #8 Posted **Jun 8, 2014, 2:46 PM**

Beautiful island!

xzmattzx · #9 Posted **Jun 8, 2014, 2:47 PM**

Nice pictures!

gothamite · #10 Posted **Jun 9, 2014, 4:53 PM**

^thanks for the comments!

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Originally Posted by LSyd

thanks for the pics. there's an infomercial about governor's island on armed forces network that got me interested in it, nice to see a photothread

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interesting that they're using Governors Island in an informercial for the Armed Forces since it's been over ten years since the Coast Guard left. I guess it's because of the long history. Having never been there before I was surprised at how large the island is. It's hard to grasp the size when viewed from the water or surrounding land (or even from aerial photos); lots of walking, although bike rentals are available. Missed a lot of the historic houses.

Perklol · #11 Posted **Jun 19, 2014, 10:02 PM**

Great work.

Its too bad that many things are falling apart in Governors Island. Also I wonder if folks can come with their own bikes or do you they have to rent one?

gothamite · #12 Posted **Jun 24, 2014, 4:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by Eveningsong

Great work.

Its too bad that many things are falling apart in Governors Island. Also I wonder if folks can come with their own bikes or do you they have to rent one?

they're gradually restoring all the buildings, but I kind of like the peeling-paint look

Yes, you can bring your own bike, although I'm not sure there's an additional tariff for the ferry (which btw is now $2.00 round trip, the first year they've charged). But the good news is that if you arrive between 10am and noon, you can get a rental bike for free for one hour (evidently not that many people get there that early!)